Washington County police blotter

Squad car towed. A Sheriff’s Department squad car became stuck in a driveway snowbank in the 13000 block of 122nd Street. A tow truck was called to get the car out of the snowbank.

GRANT

MARCH 5

Fire. A cat house in the front yard of a home in the 6000 block of Manning Ave­nue was reported on fire. The Stillwater Fire Department extinguished the fire; no cats were harmed. The fire was caused by wiring in a heating pad inside the structure.

LAKE ST. CROIX BEACH

MARCH 8

Suspicious person. A man in a red floppy hat and yellow-green vest was reported going house to house in the 16000 block of 18th Street asking for access to homeowner’s attics. A deputy located the man, who was legitimately selling roof insulation.

MAHTOMEDI

MARCH 4

Suspicious activity. Someone in the 700 block of Park Avenue reported footprints around their vehicle after an overnight snowfall.

Suspicious activity. Two boots sticking out of a snowbank were reported in the 100 block of Hickory Street. The caller said that if it was meant as a joke, they did not think it was funny.

MARINE ON ST. CROIX

MARCH 6

Suspicious situation. A woman described as confused and having a hard time following easy driving directions was reported after she stopped in the Marine General Store, 101 Judd St., asking for directions.